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Does anyone know who makes the Tank Monitors? Paul Aubrecht at 8:35pm 11.23.04 Big Boats 8/1031 Does anyone know who makes the Tank Monitor System that came standard on the 2003 356?I am having so
GPS or Loran C Ross B. at 6:45pm 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 19/1837 Seems everyone I know owns a gps nowadays, especially as cheap as they are. I have used them at work
what do carry for a row boat ? Bob Lantinga at 2:16pm 11.23.04 Trailer Sailors 7/2177 I am thinking of buying a MAC 26X Was wondering what do sailors who trailor thier boats have for get
About to get my 1-st Mac...:O) Mac666 at 12:38pm 11.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/918 Hey-All !I just found a MacGregor 22 (1978) on internet...looks like a good deal, but I really have
Preventative maintenance and how do you know? donskrin at 11:56am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 19/1468 Hi!I am new to sailing. I bought a Macgregor 26S in July 03. That hooked me and I bought a 1989
Navico wind instrument jr mell at 11:11am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1311 I just recently purchased a 1978 30' Catalina from VT, definately a project boat but I love doing it
keel damage tom at 10:58am 11.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/669 I have purchased a centerboard model oday 25. The hull is in great condition except for the toe of t
cutlass bearing Tantallon at 9:55am 11.23.04 Bigger Boats 4/1750 I want to replace the cutlass bearing on my 31 O'day. Do you have to remove the rudder and if you do
Proper Packing NewB at 9:39am 11.23.04 Big Boats 3/758 I am trying to get "the right answer" if there is such a thing on the proper amount of drips/min. AF
columbia 28 york brown at 9:18am 11.23.04 Columbia 3/5320 I just purchased a 1968 columbia 28 and am looking for some input or pointers from other owners.
Masthead Rig Dave at 8:13am 11.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1034 Has anyone converted there fractional rig to a masthead rig?How did it sail afterwards, e.g. heel?
width of a C-30 Fin keel?? Jim at 8:03am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/987 Just purchased a '85 C 30. Have not picked it up yet as there are many electrical problems to be sol
Link 10/Link 20 Gregg at 7:19am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1175 I have 2 group 27 deep cycle batteries wired in parallel for a house bank. I do not yet have a separ
Catalina 36 cushion reupholstery or replacement GregC at 6:19am 11.23.04 Big Boats 2/1656 I recently bought a 1983 catalina 36 that needs the cushions replaced. I'm looking for suggestions a
OVER 22KNOTS ON A SMALL BOAT IKE at 6:10am 11.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/878 I own a 22 foot Oday fixed keel sailboat(600lbs ballast) displacement 1800lbs, that I regularly sail
lighting arrester coffee at 5:52am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1059 does anyone out there have a view on lighting arresters on sailboats? i have heard that they work w
Model differences Wayne12085 at 5:47am 11.23.04 Smaller Boats 3/888 Can anyone tell me if there were any manufacturing differences (or other) between the Hunter 26 mode
Hey Seattle area wanna be racers Seattle Scott at 5:46am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1158 Check out the link to the shorthanded sailing asso. I and a buddy did the Blake Island race this mon
sanitation hose replacement ge8679 at 5:11am 11.23.04 Big Boats 3/838 I am replacing the 1 1/2 inch hoses in the head with white flexible hose I purchased at West Marine.
Wheel or tiller steering Kevin B at 4:51am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 40/6694 While being laid up with a bug over the last couple of days I read through lots of back issues of sa

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Catalina 22 Structural Fiberglass Repair Info Needed dlochner at 11:59am 02.20.21 A couple of quick comments on your post. First, for problems like yours good clear photos are essent
Sailboat Heaters Terry Cox at 11:56am 02.20.21 Self installed a Wallas forced air diesel furnace in 2006 in order to extend our cruising season to
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets uncledom at 11:52am 02.20.21 Sorry I am of little help regarding your Hunter 36. A few years back, I replaced the Marinco power
Catalina 22 Structural Fiberglass Repair Info Needed sail sfbay at 11:37am 02.20.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on you new Catalina 22 sailboat!! If you do an internet se
"Three Bells in the Forenoon Watch" Richard19068 at 11:37am 02.20.21 I guess there can be five 4-hr watches and two 2-hr dog watches. Are the bells the same sets of 8 t
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? LloydB at 11:34am 02.20.21 "Thanks for the ideas. Was hoping for some quantified experiences. Noone has experimented?" Yes I
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? sail sfbay at 11:26am 02.20.21 Thaniel...........if your primary interest is to reduce fuel consumption consider these tips, which
Sailboat Heaters Stu Jackson at 11:26am 02.20.21 You have to decide on if you want a bulkhead mount system or a forced air system. or a hot water a
TV problem TimFromLI at 11:08am 02.20.21
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (7) BrianJ at 11:04am 02.20.21 Hunter 26 Running Rigging Greetings from the frozen midwest. We got above zero today so to celebrat
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Thaniel at 11:00am 02.20.21 Seems like a lot of work to save $9. What is your time worth? My time is worth about the same am
Broken Seacock Handle DianaOfBurlington at 10:54am 02.20.21 <--- started using 5200 in 1974 (same age as my boat), following industry standards. Have NEVER had
Hunter 27 Cherubini: Things to Look for When buying DianaOfBurlington at 10:37am 02.20.21 Hi John. Long time since we heard from you. Glad you're back. G. Blame COVID. I haven't had it;
"Three Bells in the Forenoon Watch" Kings Gambit at 10:36am 02.20.21 I guess there can be five 4-hr watches and two 2-hr dog watches. Are the bells the same sets of 8 th
Thru hull question DianaOfBurlington at 10:30am 02.20.21 Terry Cox made a good point about using only 5200 below the waterline. 4200 is a very similar compo
TV problem Michael Davis at 10:20am 02.20.21
41 DS. window leak repair ramoore at 10:17am 02.20.21 I just did this job on my 44DS last fall. They were leaking between the aluminum and the window, so
TV problem TimFromLI at 10:14am 02.20.21 This is not a debate over the merits of TV or the beauty of different ports. It is a thread about ho
Bottom Paint Sanding Crazy Dave Condon at 10:00am 02.20.21 @Bob S @rgranger started to hit on why yards are strict on sanding. First the dust can and will
New owners/new name JamesG161 at 9:46am 02.20.21 You clipped that out of context. It confuses the message It was the "symbolism" that counts:facepa

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